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Franklin John "Frank" Spear
Last updated 23 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 20 Jul 1871 in , Guthrie County, Iowa, United States
Died: 1950
Father: Thomas James "TJ" Spear (1835 – 1923)
Mother: Mary Ann Shafer (1840 – 1887)
census-us-1900-ps-ia-carroll-50-9b: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Carroll County, Union Township, enumeration district 50, sheet 9B (form/penned) or page 173B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ Union ⟩ District 0050" image 18; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240421]
Reference Detail: Line 91, dwelling 202
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank J. Spear).
census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Line 25, dwelling 36
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank Spear).
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 61, dwelling 342
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank J. Spear).
census-us-1930-ps-co-pueblo-1-10b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo, enumeration district 51-1, sheet 10B (form/penned) or page 10B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ District 0001" image 20; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 249 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2339984]
Reference Detail: Lines 72, dwelling 258
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank J. Spear).
family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: Death, family register pages
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank Spear) on the death register page, and name (John Franklin Spear) on the family register page.
marker-frank-spear-1950: Gravestone of Frank J. Spear (1950); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 Apr 2021), memorial ID 140964766, photograph uploaded 2 Mar 2017; citing “Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA), plot 13-519-2”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank J. Spear).
marriage-spear-wilson-1918: Marriage record report for Frank J. Spear and Myrtle V. Wilson (1918); Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Statewide Marriage Index ⟩ Sp-St ⟩ ALL” image 2313; citing “Marriage Records; Colorado Marriages; State Archives, Denver, Colorado; no. 1816, Prowers county”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank J. Spear).
periodical-eye-supplement-1908: “Eye Supplement / On Sunday, March 29…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Decatur County News ⟩ 1908 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 02” page 6; citing “The Oberlin Eye (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 2 Apr 1908 (Thursday), page 6, column 1” [This is the second of two supplemental pages to the four-page paper. The reason for this supplement is not given, nor is the reason for a heading that looks to be a modern addition to text that looks like it came from the paper.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (J. F. Spear).
periodical-people-and-events-spear-zehring-1894: “People and Events / Clerk Kennebeck issued licenses…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ The Carroll Sentinel ⟩ 1894 ⟩ 03 ⟩ 09” page 12; citing “Carroll Sentinel (Carroll, Iowa), 9 Mar 1894 (Friday), page 12, column 2” [The text is a long sequence of short local news stories. This story notes the issuance of marriage licenses.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Frank Spear).
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census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Line 25, dwelling 36
Comment Detail: Source includes age (⟨conflict⟩) and location (Iowa). See research notes for conflict details.
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 61, dwelling 342
Comment Detail: Source includes age (⟨conflict⟩) and location (Iowa). See research notes for conflict details.
census-us-1930-ps-co-pueblo-1-10b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo, enumeration district 51-1, sheet 10B (form/penned) or page 10B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ District 0001" image 20; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 249 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2339984]
Reference Detail: Lines 72, dwelling 258
Comment Detail: Source includes age (58) and location (Iowa). Using his age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1930 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1871 to 1 Apr 1872.
family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: General register page
Comment Detail: Source includes date (July 20 1871) and location (Guthrie Co., Iowa [, USA]). Note that "Noble Co. Ohio" was originally written, but that was crossed out and the Guthrie Co. location added.
marker-frank-spear-1950: Gravestone of Frank J. Spear (1950); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 Apr 2021), memorial ID 140964766, photograph uploaded 2 Mar 2017; citing “Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA), plot 13-519-2”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1871).
marriage-spear-wilson-1918: Marriage record report for Frank J. Spear and Myrtle V. Wilson (1918); Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Statewide Marriage Index ⟩ Sp-St ⟩ ALL” image 2313; citing “Marriage Records; Colorado Marriages; State Archives, Denver, Colorado; no. 1816, Prowers county”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (46) and date of marriage (5-2-18 [mm-dd-yy]). Using his age and the official marriage date of 2 May 1918 gives a birth date range from 3 May 1871 to 2 May 1872.
census-us-1900-ps-ia-carroll-50-9b: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Carroll County, Union Township, enumeration district 50, sheet 9B (form/penned) or page 173B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ Union ⟩ District 0050" image 18; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240421]
Reference Detail: Line 91, dwelling 202
Comment Detail: Source includes date (July/1871), age (28), and location (Iowa). Using his age and the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1871 to 1 June 1872, which encompasses the given date.
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marker-frank-spear-1950: Gravestone of Frank J. Spear (1950); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 Apr 2021), memorial ID 140964766, photograph uploaded 2 Mar 2017; citing “Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA), plot 13-519-2”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1950).
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family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: Deaths, family register page
Comment Detail: Source identifies Thomas James Spear as the father of Frank Spear on the deaths register page, and John Franklin Spear as a child of Thomas J. [Spear] on the family register page. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
obituary-thomas-spear-1923: Obituary for Thomas James Spear (1923); “T.J. Spear Dies Suddenly,” Oberlin Herald (Oberlin Kansas), 16 Aug 1923 (Thursday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source identifies J. F. [Spear] as a son of Thomas James Spear. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: General register page
Comment Detail: Source identifies John Franklin Spear as a child of Mary A. [Spear]. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: Ida B. Zehring (1873 – 1902)
Married: Bet 9 Mar 1894 and 1 Jun 1894
census-us-1900-ps-ia-carroll-50-9b: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Carroll County, Union Township, enumeration district 50, sheet 9B (form/penned) or page 173B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ Union ⟩ District 0050" image 18; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240421]
Reference Detail: Lines 91,92, dwelling 202
Comment Detail: Source identifies Ida Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear and the number of years married (6) for both. Using the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a marriage date range from 2 June 1893 to 1 June 1894.
obituary-ida-spear-1902: Obituary for Ida B. (Zehring) Spear (1902); “Mrs Frank Spear Dead,” unknown newspaper (Iowa), 7 March 1902 (Friday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1894).
periodical-people-and-events-spear-zehring-1894: “People and Events / Clerk Kennebeck issued licenses…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ The Carroll Sentinel ⟩ 1894 ⟩ 03 ⟩ 09” page 12; citing “Carroll Sentinel (Carroll, Iowa), 9 Mar 1894 (Friday), page 12, column 2” [The text is a long sequence of short local news stories. This story notes the issuance of marriage licenses.]
Comment Detail: Source notes that Frank Spear and Ida B. Zehring were issued a marriage license on 6 Mar 1894.
census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Lines 25,26, dwelling 36
Comment Detail: Source identifies Mabel Spear as the wife of Frank Spear and the number of years married (2) for both. Using the official census date of 15 Apr 1910 gives a marriage date range from 16 Apr 1907 to 15 Apr 1908.
periodical-eye-supplement-1908: “Eye Supplement / On Sunday, March 29…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Decatur County News ⟩ 1908 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 02” page 6; citing “The Oberlin Eye (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 2 Apr 1908 (Thursday), page 6, column 1” [This is the second of two supplemental pages to the four-page paper. The reason for this supplement is not given, nor is the reason for a heading that looks to be a modern addition to text that looks like it came from the paper.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 29 [, 1908]) and location (Oberlin [, Decatur County, Kansas]).
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 61,62, dwelling 342
Comment Detail: Source identifies Myrtle Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear.
census-us-1930-ps-co-pueblo-1-10b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo, enumeration district 51-1, sheet 10B (form/penned) or page 10B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ District 0001" image 20; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 249 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2339984]
Reference Detail: Lines 72,73, dwelling 258
Comment Detail: Source identifies Myrtle V. Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear.
marriage-spear-wilson-1918: Marriage record report for Frank J. Spear and Myrtle V. Wilson (1918); Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Statewide Marriage Index ⟩ Sp-St ⟩ ALL” image 2313; citing “Marriage Records; Colorado Marriages; State Archives, Denver, Colorado; no. 1816, Prowers county”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (5-2-18 [mm-dd-yy]) and location (Lamar, Colo.).
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Child: Ralph Spear (1894 – ?)
Child: Carl Spear (1897 – ?)
Family #2
Spouse/Partner: Mable Miller (bet 1887/1888 – ?)
Married: 29 Mar 1908 in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
census-us-1900-ps-ia-carroll-50-9b: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Carroll County, Union Township, enumeration district 50, sheet 9B (form/penned) or page 173B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ Union ⟩ District 0050" image 18; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240421]
Reference Detail: Lines 91,92, dwelling 202
Comment Detail: Source identifies Ida Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear and the number of years married (6) for both. Using the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a marriage date range from 2 June 1893 to 1 June 1894.
obituary-ida-spear-1902: Obituary for Ida B. (Zehring) Spear (1902); “Mrs Frank Spear Dead,” unknown newspaper (Iowa), 7 March 1902 (Friday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1894).
periodical-people-and-events-spear-zehring-1894: “People and Events / Clerk Kennebeck issued licenses…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ The Carroll Sentinel ⟩ 1894 ⟩ 03 ⟩ 09” page 12; citing “Carroll Sentinel (Carroll, Iowa), 9 Mar 1894 (Friday), page 12, column 2” [The text is a long sequence of short local news stories. This story notes the issuance of marriage licenses.]
Comment Detail: Source notes that Frank Spear and Ida B. Zehring were issued a marriage license on 6 Mar 1894.
census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Lines 25,26, dwelling 36
Comment Detail: Source identifies Mabel Spear as the wife of Frank Spear and the number of years married (2) for both. Using the official census date of 15 Apr 1910 gives a marriage date range from 16 Apr 1907 to 15 Apr 1908.
periodical-eye-supplement-1908: “Eye Supplement / On Sunday, March 29…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Decatur County News ⟩ 1908 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 02” page 6; citing “The Oberlin Eye (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 2 Apr 1908 (Thursday), page 6, column 1” [This is the second of two supplemental pages to the four-page paper. The reason for this supplement is not given, nor is the reason for a heading that looks to be a modern addition to text that looks like it came from the paper.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 29 [, 1908]) and location (Oberlin [, Decatur County, Kansas]).
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 61,62, dwelling 342
Comment Detail: Source identifies Myrtle Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear.
census-us-1930-ps-co-pueblo-1-10b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo, enumeration district 51-1, sheet 10B (form/penned) or page 10B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ District 0001" image 20; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 249 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2339984]
Reference Detail: Lines 72,73, dwelling 258
Comment Detail: Source identifies Myrtle V. Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear.
marriage-spear-wilson-1918: Marriage record report for Frank J. Spear and Myrtle V. Wilson (1918); Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Statewide Marriage Index ⟩ Sp-St ⟩ ALL” image 2313; citing “Marriage Records; Colorado Marriages; State Archives, Denver, Colorado; no. 1816, Prowers county”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (5-2-18 [mm-dd-yy]) and location (Lamar, Colo.).
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Child: Daryl J. Spear (1909 – ?)
Family #3
Spouse/Partner: Myrtle V. Wilson (1886 – ?)
Married: 2 May 1918 in Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado, United States
census-us-1900-ps-ia-carroll-50-9b: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Carroll County, Union Township, enumeration district 50, sheet 9B (form/penned) or page 173B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ Union ⟩ District 0050" image 18; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240421]
Reference Detail: Lines 91,92, dwelling 202
Comment Detail: Source identifies Ida Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear and the number of years married (6) for both. Using the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a marriage date range from 2 June 1893 to 1 June 1894.
obituary-ida-spear-1902: Obituary for Ida B. (Zehring) Spear (1902); “Mrs Frank Spear Dead,” unknown newspaper (Iowa), 7 March 1902 (Friday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1894).
periodical-people-and-events-spear-zehring-1894: “People and Events / Clerk Kennebeck issued licenses…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 May 2020) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ The Carroll Sentinel ⟩ 1894 ⟩ 03 ⟩ 09” page 12; citing “Carroll Sentinel (Carroll, Iowa), 9 Mar 1894 (Friday), page 12, column 2” [The text is a long sequence of short local news stories. This story notes the issuance of marriage licenses.]
Comment Detail: Source notes that Frank Spear and Ida B. Zehring were issued a marriage license on 6 Mar 1894.
census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Lines 25,26, dwelling 36
Comment Detail: Source identifies Mabel Spear as the wife of Frank Spear and the number of years married (2) for both. Using the official census date of 15 Apr 1910 gives a marriage date range from 16 Apr 1907 to 15 Apr 1908.
periodical-eye-supplement-1908: “Eye Supplement / On Sunday, March 29…,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Decatur County News ⟩ 1908 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 02” page 6; citing “The Oberlin Eye (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 2 Apr 1908 (Thursday), page 6, column 1” [This is the second of two supplemental pages to the four-page paper. The reason for this supplement is not given, nor is the reason for a heading that looks to be a modern addition to text that looks like it came from the paper.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 29 [, 1908]) and location (Oberlin [, Decatur County, Kansas]).
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 61,62, dwelling 342
Comment Detail: Source identifies Myrtle Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear.
census-us-1930-ps-co-pueblo-1-10b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo, enumeration district 51-1, sheet 10B (form/penned) or page 10B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ District 0001" image 20; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 249 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2339984]
Reference Detail: Lines 72,73, dwelling 258
Comment Detail: Source identifies Myrtle V. Spear as the wife of Frank J. Spear.
marriage-spear-wilson-1918: Marriage record report for Frank J. Spear and Myrtle V. Wilson (1918); Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 3 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Statewide Marriage Index ⟩ Sp-St ⟩ ALL” image 2313; citing “Marriage Records; Colorado Marriages; State Archives, Denver, Colorado; no. 1816, Prowers county”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (5-2-18 [mm-dd-yy]) and location (Lamar, Colo.).
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: at Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
Moved To Residence: 1885 at , Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Cemetery: Roselawn Cemetery at Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
marker-frank-spear-1950: Gravestone of Frank J. Spear (1950); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 Apr 2021), memorial ID 140964766, photograph uploaded 2 Mar 2017; citing “Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA), plot 13-519-2”
Comment Detail: Source was photographed in Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo, Colorado.
obituary-belle-border-1965: Obituary for Belle Spear Border (1964); “Obituaries / Mrs. Belle Spear Border,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 Nov 2022), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1965 ⟩ October ⟩ Oct 14 1965, Thu ⟩ Page 13”, column 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 14 Oct 1965 (Thursday), page five, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1885) and destination location (Rawlins County Kansas).
marker-frank-spear-1950: Gravestone of Frank J. Spear (1950); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 Apr 2021), memorial ID 140964766, photograph uploaded 2 Mar 2017; citing “Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA), plot 13-519-2”
Comment Detail: Source was photographed in Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo, Colorado.
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Attributes
Occupation: travelling salesman
Residence: at Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, United States
Occupation: home carpenter
Residence: at Clayton, Norton County, Kansas, United States
Occupation: home carpenter
Residence: at Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado, United States
Residence: at Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
Occupation: building contractor
Residence: at Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
Residence: at Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado, United States
census-us-1900-ps-ia-carroll-50-9b: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Carroll County, Union Township, enumeration district 50, sheet 9B (form/penned) or page 173B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ Union ⟩ District 0050" image 18; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240421]
Reference Detail: Line 91, dwelling 202
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 June 1900) and occupation (Traveling Salesman).
census-us-1900-ps-ia-carroll-50-9b: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Iowa, Carroll County, Union Township, enumeration district 50, sheet 9B (form/penned) or page 173B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Iowa ⟩ Carroll ⟩ Union ⟩ District 0050" image 18; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240421]
Reference Detail: Line 91, dwelling 202
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 June 1900) and location (Coon Rapids, County: Carroll, State: Iowa).
census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Line 25, dwelling 36
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (15 Apr 1910) and occupation (Carpenter / House).
census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Line 25, dwelling 36
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (15 Apr 1910) and location (Clayton, County: Norton, State: Kansas).
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 61, dwelling 342
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jan 1920) and occupation (Carpenter / Home Carpenter).
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 61, dwelling 342
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jan 1920) and location (Lamar City, County: Prowers, State: Colorado).
obituary-thomas-spear-1923: Obituary for Thomas James Spear (1923); “T.J. Spear Dies Suddenly,” Oberlin Herald (Oberlin Kansas), 16 Aug 1923 (Thursday), page unknown, column unknown
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Pueblo, Colorado), and implied date (12 Aug 1923).
census-us-1930-ps-co-pueblo-1-10b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo, enumeration district 51-1, sheet 10B (form/penned) or page 10B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ District 0001" image 20; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 249 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2339984]
Reference Detail: Lines 72, dwelling 258
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1930) and occupation (Building Contractor / Construction Co.).
census-us-1930-ps-co-pueblo-1-10b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo, enumeration district 51-1, sheet 10B (form/penned) or page 10B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ Pueblo ⟩ District 0001" image 20; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 249 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2339984]
Reference Detail: Lines 72, dwelling 258
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1930) and location (Pueblo City, County: Pueblo, State: Colorado).
obituary-david-spear-1940: Obituary for David C. Spear (1940); “Hill City Man Dies In Local Hospital,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 6 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1940 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 13" page 5; citing “The Rapid City Daily Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 13 Apr 1940 (Saturday), page 5, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (13 Apr 1940) and location (Lamar, Colo.).
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Frank's cousin Frank B Spear, is the son of Thomas James Spear's brother, William D. Spear and his wife, Margrett Allaman.
Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses 20 July 1871. The 1910 U.S. Census gives an age of (37), which, when applied to the offical census date of 15 Apr 1910, gives a birth date range from 16 Apr 1872 to 15 Apr 1873. [census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a]
Birth Date: This dtaabase uses 20 July 1871. The 1920 U.S. Census gives an age of (49), which, when applied to the official census date of 1 Jan 1920, gives a birth date range from 2 Jan 1870 to 1 Jan 1871. [census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b]
FOLLOWUP
Frank seems to have sometimes reversed the order of his two given names, Franklin and John. This database notes that the census and marriage records use Frank J. Spear; this is taken as his most common (preferred?) order, since either he or his wife would have been the informant for all of these records.
Frank Spear and Ida Zehring may have married 7 Mar 1894 in Caroll County, Iowa. [research-a-spear-family-history]
Frank Spear may have married Stella F. Ackerman. [research-a-spear-family-history]
Frank may have married Stella Ackerman on 4 Apr 1903.
Frank may have married Myrtle Wilson on 2 May 1918.
Frank and Ella may have had another child, Bonita Spear (b. 4 Jul 1911 in Hoxie, Kansas). [research-a-spear-family-history]
However, Bonita was not recorded in the 1920 Census with parents Frank and Myrtle. Where was she? There is a 1920 U.S. Census record for 8-year old Boneta Spear, born in Kansas living with her uncle Simon Metzgar, his wife Amanda, and their son Walter. Is this the same Bonita/Boneta? Frank's sisters are not known to have married any Metzger. Did Ella have a sister Amanda who married Simon? Is the Miller name incorrect and should be Metzger? And why would she be staying with an uncle? For school? (From the 1920 U.S. Census, in Benton, Holt County, Missouri, eunumeration district 133, page 5A.)
Bonita Spear may have married 3 Apr 1930 in Oregon, Missouri, Kenneth R. Gibson (b. 9 Jan 1910 in Mound City, Missouri). [research-a-spear-family-history]
Kenneth Gibson's father may have been James W. Gibson (b. about 1878, Missouri) and his mother may have been Hattie V. Gibson (b. in Missouri). James was the proprieter of a blacksmith shop in 1910 and the family was living in Mound, Holt County, Missouri. (From the 1910 U.S. Census.)
His residence is recorded as Lamar, Colorado in 1923 and 1940, but Pueblo, Colorado in 1930. Does this represent an error in one or more records or my use of them, or did he live for a time in Pueblo, returning to Lamar in the 1930s? [obituary-david-spear-1940]
Kenneth Gibson and Bonita Spear may have had a child, {private} [research-a-spear-family-history]
Kenneth Gibson may have died 17 Oct 2003 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. [research-social-security-death-index]
Frank Spear may have died 12 Jun 1950 in Pueblo, Colorado. [research-a-spear-family-history]
census-us-1910-ps-ks-norton-115-sheet 5a: 1910 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Norton County, Noble Township, enumeration district 115, sheet 5A (form/penned) or page 185A (stamped); 1910 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Norton ⟩ Noble ⟩ District 0115" image 3; citing “Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 449 (of 1784), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1374462]
Reference Detail: Line 25, dwelling 36
census-us-1920-ps-co-prowers-188-16b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Colorado, Prowers County, Lamar, enumeration district 188, sheet 16B (form/penned) or page 210B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 17 August 2018) ⟩ "Colorado ⟩ Prowers ⟩ Lamar ⟩ District 0188" image 32; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 169 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 61, dwelling 342
obituary-david-spear-1940: Obituary for David C. Spear (1940); “Hill City Man Dies In Local Hospital,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 6 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1940 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 13" page 5; citing “The Rapid City Daily Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 13 Apr 1940 (Saturday), page 5, column 4”
(no additional information)
research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held
(no additional information)
research-social-security-death-index: Social Security Death Index, Master File; Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA [available from many sources]
Reference Detail: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com)
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